Thomas Hood — Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse

London, Edward Moxon, 1857. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated copy of the first and second series of Hood's oddities. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A collection of both series of Thomas Hood's 'Whims and Oddities', a collection of prose and verse. Thomas Hood was a British humorist and poet who wrote on many contemporary issues including issues of poverty, theft and body snatching. Among his most memorable poems include 'The Bridge of Signs' and 'The Song of the Shirt&apos. In a green cloth binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed with bumping to extremities. Spine and boards sunned. Dampstaining to boards. Booksellers label to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with occasional scattered spotting. Good . Ill.: Unamed. Good .